with lots of cedar
Excellent balance and mouthfeel
Guillaume Gilles vinifies his wines in whole bunches (without destemming) which requires good maturity and perfect sanitary condition of the grapes
cool growing season stretching 130 days from bud break to harvest yielded loose clusters with small
and the characteristic herb and mineral flavors of the vintage
LEDA, CASTILLA Y LEON, VINAS VIEJAS 1998 (1.5L) TAR-ROSES with lots of cedarbase of neck 92 points CellarTracker Member Drank from magnum, no decant. Purplish color, darker than expected, no discernible bricking. Nose of dark fruits, some leather too. Medium bodied, plenty of fruit, still fairly tannic and nicely structured wine. Some tertiary elements showing earth & meat, but leather mostly; the concentration of black fruits was the most noticeable aspect of this wine to me. As I recall, this was somewhat of a modern style